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Easter Desserts

Carrot cake, Persian rice pudding and angel food cake are just a few of the delightful recipes you could make for the holiday. Discover more ideas for Easter here.

Lemon Layer Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting — Armando Rafael for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Yossy Arefi.

Recipes

Lemon Layer Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
Yossy Arefi
135 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
135
About 2 hours
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Rhubarb Macaroon Tart
Samantha Seneviratne
452 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
452
1 1/4 hours, plus cooling
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Easter Egg Nest Cake
Nigella Lawson
1053 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,053
1 hour
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Princess Cake
Nicola Lamb
149 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
149
About 3 hours
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Chocolate Easter Egg Nests
Nicola Lamb
221 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
221
20 minutes, plus 1 hour chilling
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easy
Sesame-Coconut Shortbreads
David Tanis
44 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
44
45 minutes, plus chilling and cooling time
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Chantilly Lili
Julia Moskin, Meghan Duchess of Sussex
378 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
378
2 3/4 hours
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Rum-Raisin Carrot Cake
Vaughn Vreeland
192 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
192
2 1/4 hours
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Old-Fashioned Coconut Cake
Lisa Donovan
123 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
123
2 hours 20 minutes
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Cream Puffs
Samantha Seneviratne
23 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
23
1½ hours
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Persian Love Cake
Naz Deravian
350 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
350
50 minutes, plus cooling
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Strawberry Poke Cake
Priya Krishna, April Anderson
378 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
378
1 hour 45 minutes, plus chilling
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Frosted Carrot Cake With Ras el Hanout
Nargisse Benkabbou
21 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
21
1 hour 40 minutes
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easy
Rice Krispies Treats
Scott Loitsch
2083 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,083
20 minutes, plus cooling
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easy
Lemon Meringue Pie
Leslie Land, Alice Waters, Chez Panisse
1847 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,847
About 4 hours
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Rhubarb-Almond Crumble
Melissa Clark
134 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
134
1 hour, plus 20 minutes’ cooling
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No-Bake Cheesecake
Naz Deravian
31 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
31
30 minutes, plus 24 hours’ chilling
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Bomboloni (Cream-Filled Doughnuts)
Dan Pelosi
54 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
54
6 hours
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Gluten-Free Yellow Sheet Cake
Brian Levy
81 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
81
1 hour 10 minutes, plus cooling (or 3 hours with frosting)
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Carrot Cake
Dorie Greenspan
10154 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
10,154
1 hour 30 minutes, plus at least 15 minutes' refrigeration
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Doolsho (Cardamom Sponge Cake)
Ifrah F. Ahmed
307 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
307
45 minutes, plus cooling
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easy
Lazy Daisy Cake
Melissa Clark
982 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
982
1 hour
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easy
Four-Layer Surprise
Lisa Donovan
729 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
729
6 hours 20 minutes
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Chewy Lemon Cookies
Clare de Boer
746 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
746
1 hour
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easy
Shirini Gerdui (Flourless Walnut Cookies)
Naz Deravian
107 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
107
35 minutes, plus 15 minutes’ cooling time
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easy
Strawberry Baby Cakes
Dorie Greenspan
1189 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,189
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Vanilla Cake
Lidey Heuck
315 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
315
1 hour and 50 minutes
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Baked Lemon Pudding
David Tanis, JR Ryall
5085 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,085
1 hour
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Pistachio Cheesecake
Melissa Clark
197 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
197
10 hours
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Pączki (Jam-Filled Doughnuts)
Naz Deravian
33 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
33
4 1/4 hours
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Lemon Bars
Genevieve Ko
1037 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,037
1 hour, plus 4 hours’ cooling
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easy
One-Bowl Chocolate Cake
Genevieve Ko
679 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
679
2 hours, mainly cooling
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easy
Classic White Cake
Yossy Arefi
186 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
186
2 hours 20 minutes
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Homemade Pop-Tarts
Margaux Laskey
277 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
277
About 2 hours, plus cooling
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Classic Trifle With Berries or Citrus
Melissa Clark
460 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
460
1 hour, plus chilling
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Angel Food Cake
Naz Deravian
118 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
118
About 2 hours
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Berry Jam Buns
Yossy Arefi
194 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
194
About 1 1/2 hours, plus about 3 hours’ rising
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One-Bowl Lemon and Olive Oil Cake
Brian Levy
1438 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,438
2 hours, including cooling
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easy
Chocolate-Covered Strawberries
Eric Kim
142 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
142
40 minutes
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Lemon Meringue Bars With Poppy Seed Crust
Yossy Arefi
431 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
431
1 hour
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Spice Bun
Brigid Washington
107 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
107
3 1/4 hours
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Sugar Cookie Bars
Margaux Laskey, “American Girl Cookies”
6025 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,025
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Blueberry, Almond and Lemon Cake
Yotam Ottolenghi
9172 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
9,172
1 1/2 hours, plus cooling
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Dump Cake
Naz Deravian
239 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
239
60 minutes
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easy
Pink Grapefruit Bars
Jesse Szewczyk
335 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
335
About 8 hours 10 minutes
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Air-Fryer Cheesecake
Christina Morales, Rebecca Abbott, Jennifer West
1034 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,034
1 hour, plus cooling and chilling
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Ferni (Iranian Rice Flour Pudding)
Naz Deravian, Fariba Nafissi
213 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
213
20 minutes, plus an optional 3 hours’ chilling
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easy
Pistachio-Almond Cookies
David Tanis
521 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
521
45 minutes, plus cooling time
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easy
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